Chapter 29: John Tong's Surprise
John Tang, John Tang is a German, but in fact, he is the most painful person after the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
At least one of them.
In fact, it is very simple, the missionary enterprise, which had just been smooth sailing, was declared to be finished, leaving the toil of his hometown Cologne, from the sea ship with very poor living conditions, one station after another, supporting the extremely high mortality rate, looking at the missionaries who came out at the same time, closed his eyes of death, and was finally thrown into the sea by those rude sailors.
After arriving in China, or in Macau, he began to immerse himself in learning Chinese, and to be honest, Chinese was more standard than some big tongues, so he went north to the north and began a missionary career for decades, eventually serving as the Qin Tianjian who specialized in calculating the calendar for the Ming Dynasty.
Until the demise of the Ming Dynasty, he did a good job, of course, it is also the reason why scholars are weak in natural sciences in this era.
That's right, it's just a bunch of weak chickens, so that a random person can beat the posture of the whole country, of course, this is also understandable, the scholars of this era basically have no scientific concepts.
Wu Ming looked this foreigner up and down, this person did not have the "white garbage" style that spread all over the Celestial Empire in later generations, obviously in his own country, he was basically the lowest existence, but he went to other countries to swagger and cheat, and to make a foolish life.
This is a young man who is willing to vow to dedicate everything in his life to the cause of mission, not to mention how many slots there are in this matter, his dedication is absolutely beyond the reach of later generations, at least compared to the pastor of those young boys who molested the choir in the 21st century.
"We're happy with what you've done before, really, not directly for us, but we've empathized, yes, empathized."
The old man in front of him, but for the final improvement of the lunar calendar, he has a great work, that is to say, their lives are basically deeply affected by the old man in front of them, and it is impossible to have no feelings.
"That's so grateful, I'm willing to work for the new court, it's no problem."
John Tang is already quite young, considering this era, and his hometown is far away in Cologne, Germany, there is no hope of returning to his hometown, if he does not consider the elders to help, in this case, he will basically die in the Celestial Empire.
Although he has his own purpose and preaching, no one can deny how important John Tang is to China, which is still in ignorance about this matter, so Wu Ming's attitude is also a little polite.
"Well, the old city here is still a little more shabby, and in a few days, the site survey of the new city will begin, well, I mean, in some neighborhoods of the new Beijing, to build a cultural center, of course there will be some religious facilities, museums, libraries and other designs, in this place, of course, you need a church."
John Tang's eyes are speaking Chinese here, but many words are different from those of the Ming Dynasty scholars, yes, very young, from Europe to Asia, he has observed many races of people, self-confidence still has comparative experience, in front of him, this person who claims to be from the new government, his appearance is so delicate, like a young man less than twenty, but his demeanor is much calmer, as if he is not much younger than himself.
"Ah, do you mean to build me a new church, thank God so much, and wish you good health and prosperity of your court." It seems that this John Tang is really a little excited and incoherent, but this is also normal, after all, this is a benefit to him.
In this matter, the Xuanwumen Church where John Tang lives every day is a chapel, which can be said to be very small, and he is naturally eager to have a large amount of money to sponsor it.
"No, no, please don't get me wrong, the church is by no means owned by a certain person, our land policy is still biased towards land state ownership, this church in the cultural center must definitely belong to state-owned assets, only in this way can order be guaranteed, moreover, I think you should have understood many years ago that our Chinese religious concept is not to talk about, not to interfere, as long as we abide by our laws, there are no taboos, do you understand?"
Wu Ming said it step by step, Tang Ruowang was already very satisfied, this was much stronger than before, those Ming officials who were suspicious, or arrogant, and greedy at him, but ......
John Tong was very frightened, when he was in Macao, those priests had systematically educated him, knowing that the native religions of this country were all localized religions that had lasted for thousands of years, and they were not easy to deal with.
Tang Ruowang thought about those four words carefully, he understood the word culture, and he understood the word center, but when they were mixed together, they needed to think about it.
"You're saying that in a new city, in a center, it's all ...... Well, the library you just talked about, isn't it, a place to store countless books, maybe I can donate some of the books. ”
Wu Ming smiled secretly, if you talk about the huge number of books, I'm afraid that no one can compare with the elders, it's just that there is a lack of paper and foreign language versions, otherwise, why did you come to your old soup,
"Well, our work is still going well, the cultural center, someone will contact you, basically, a very great church will be built, you just wait and see."
"Thank you, thank you."
John Tang asked some more about the so-called cultural center, and he longed for the concept of museums and libraries, but it was just a brief discussion, and he still needed to discuss with other missionaries in the imperial capital.
However, in the end, in fact, he couldn't hide what he was thinking in his heart, in fact, Wu Mingdu had already seen it, he just wanted to ask: "There is something I have always wanted to ask, what kind of thing is flying in the sky, is it true, you are from heaven?" ”
As long as you are from the world of science, you will be unstoppable with curiosity, aren't you still dancing the great god of Daming, Wu Ming smiled and said: "When the construction of the new city begins, I invite you to take a spaceship, well, in the near future." ”
Tang Ruowang looked excited, looking at today's biggest result, although he didn't know what he was about to face, he was also about to face, the Lord's career, the starting point of taking off in the new world.
"Dear Pierre, you don't know what I saw, every day in the Eastern world, sure enough, is colorful, the day before yesterday, a family with two sons, both worked in the Ming Dynasty called Jinyiwei, a place dedicated to helping the emperor arrest criminals, just like the fascist servant of the Roman emperor, she was very interested in the gospel of our Lord......"
"No matter how regretful, the country of Ming is considered to be destroyed, its crown prince is willing to submit to the will of the new ruler, has submitted, and all the ministers have continued their lives in peace, of course, the new rulers, they are a very interesting group of people, but also brought some new atmosphere to the country."
"What amazes me the most is a means of transportation they use, which seems to be a kind of flying machine that can fly in the sky, don't believe it, I will probably draw a sketch for you below, not very realistic, after all, I didn't go to see it up close, but this is what it looks like, of course, how to fly, I'm very interested in it, if I know, I will share it with you as soon as possible."
"There is also a kind of shadow play released by an iron box, I don't know how to describe it, let's call it a movie, it is a kind of thing that can show the image of people on the canvas, I asked a person who called himself an elder before, and he said, this thing, like we usually use candles to illuminate the light, and then imitate the principle of various animals on the wall, of course, I still need time to understand."
"Your faithful friend, John Adam Schal von Bair, if there is no chance of seeing you again in this life, let us meet in the glory of Heaven."
Wu Ming came to this small church, using a two-wheeled carriage, the space is not very large, and the road is a little bumpy, but it is more reliable than other walking methods.
The old horse also seemed to be bald and looked down, which he didn't care, a man who was fully devoted to the core of power would not care about such a little external enjoyment, unless this enjoyment could enhance the scope of his power.
John Tong, and the missionaries he represents, are an interesting force, and basically, although their killer feature, scientific knowledge, which is more advanced than China's, is not a problem for them in the absence of hundreds of encyclopedias.
What they really need is the knowledge about Europe brought by John Tong, as well as some vocabulary, and they also need him to help translate, after all, as a group of ordinary people, none of them are a group of language experts, well, most people, talking nonsense with people in English, it's still okay, but the era of 1644 and the English of the 21st century, that's not the same thing.
Besides, this era should be a pirate country at all, and people still think it's strange, what do you value that country for? Britain was really strong, and no one noticed them until the Dutch, the sea coachman, hung up on his own, and then Newton and other elite scholars.
Now, the mainstream languages in Europe are French, Greek, and Latin, but unfortunately, they basically don't know anything about these languages, and secretly hate why they didn't travel to the Opium War and directly deal with the P-coalition forces.
As an "outsider", Wu Ming didn't know the secret plans of Li Xiangqian and others, but he did have a need to learn more about the trends in Europe at this time, after all, as the goal of the Elders' conquest of the world, the only existence that can bring some troubles is just some trouble, and Europe in this era is no longer barbarians, at least a small part has been enlightened and knows how to use the power of science to enslave and slaughter the natives.
In this case, as the "Minister of Culture" and "Minister" of his dreams, he naturally wants to fire with all his might, jumping up and down, and giving John Tang the right to manage the church in the new city is still allowed, anyway, he just temporarily handed over the housekeeper's key to the servant, and let him go at any time, let's talk about it.
There are many branches of this Abrahamism, what Catholicism, Martin Lutherism, Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity, the Chinese can't do anything else, do balance, beat the foreign masses to fight the foreign masses, absolutely first-class masters, when the time comes.
Although John Tang and a group of missionaries in China were very happy at this time, they would appear after a while, well, why is the location of the new church so weird, as soon as they go out, they are either bald donkeys with bare heads, or the crown of five mountains, the bull's nose of the blue robe, and the competitors of various families are all gathered together, and there are a lot of things around, military museums, libraries, etc.
How do you control the activities of a bunch of guys that you don't want them to move?
Nothing else, give them a "legitimate" status, but they must only be allowed to preach in the specified places, and once they are out of the circle, they will immediately destroy you in the name of the name.
Of course, this is already the limit of John Tong, and before that, his religious dream has not been officially recognized by China.
Quite simply, many elders have inherited a 21st-century way of thinking about various religions.
It's right that the believer is yours, it's true, this religion is yours, it's not wrong, but first, you have to be mine.
In the future, the Pope and xxx, as well as Zhengyi, Quanzhen, and Shaolin, all need to be certified by the state, and the party says that you can do it, and you can't do it.
Don't believe it, the Chinese have been playing like this for thousands of years, how you usually play at the bottom I will watch you, when the time comes, I am not satisfied, just replace people.
Yuxu Palace to mention points, or Wudang to mention this position, isn't it a magic weapon to control the Wudang faction, under the magic weapon, who is to mention the point is to mention the point, in the future, the Pope and the point of fair competition is inevitable, this is the future.
Although their power has not yet reached the European mainland, the ideological struggle and the handling of the right to rule have already begun, and it is just the ignorance of the world.
What they will bring is bound to be new opportunities, new challenges, since the Forbidden City no longer has to live in the emperor, then the new transformation is about to start, after all, they want to make a new atmosphere, and arrange those ordinary eunuchs to do what they can, then the establishment of the Palace Museum is urgent, which is also the difference between the new government oath and the old era.
Various transformations have also begun, and in the future, the old town will gradually be relocated and transformed into a protected city, as well as various attractions.